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Law & society
The Power of Law in a Transnational World. Anthropological Enquiries.
. Ed(S): Benda-Beckmann, Franz Von; Benda-Bec...
Hardback. How is law mobilized and who has the power and authority to construct its meaning? This important volume examines this question as well as how law is constituted and reconfigured through social processes that frame both its continuity and transformation over time. The volume highlights how power is deployed under conditions of legal pluralism. Editor(s): Benda-Beckmann, Franz von; Benda-Beckmann, Keebet von; Griffiths, Anne. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JHM; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454234
- ISBN
- 9781845454234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.18
€ 164.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 176 x 33. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195330342
- ISBN
- 9780195330342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 245.79
€ 245.79
Paperback. We all want freedom, we all want justice, yet few have given thought to how both can be achieved together. Seeking the solution, the author has taken a multi-disciplinary approach and puts forward proposals which may finally bridge the left/right divide. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 colour photographs. BIC Classification: JPF; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856835100
- ISBN
- 9780856835100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. Albie Sachs gives an intimate account of his extraordinary life and work as a judge in South Africa. Mixing autobiography with reflections on his major cases and the role of law in achieving social justice, Sachs offers a rare glimpse into the workings of the judicial mind and a unique perspective on modern South African history. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; LAQ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605774
- ISBN
- 9780199605774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.37
€ 58.37
Hardback. Schroeder brings toether very different theories and provides a completely new view on law and economics. Looks at contemporary debates in legal theory through the lens of psychoanalysis and continental philosophy. Through metaphors drawn from classical mythology. Series: Philosophy, Social Theory & the Rule of Law S. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Text is Free of Markings
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234314
- ISBN
- 9780520234314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.52€ 65.32
€ 84.52
€ 65.32
Paperback. Explores the proliferation of indicators and the resulting transformations in entanglements between social science, markets and politics in public life. Editor(s): Rottenburg, Richard; Merry, Sally Engle; Park, Sung-Joon; Mugler, Johanna. Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society. Num Pages: 381 pages, 7 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107450837
- ISBN
- 9781107450837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.83
€ 46.99
€ 46.83
Hardback. The Worlds Cause Lawyers Make examines the connections between lawyers and causes, the settings in which cause lawyers practice, and the ways they marshal social capital and make strategic decisions. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Scheingold, Stuart A. Num Pages: 504 pages, 6 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: LAQ; LAS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752282
- ISBN
- 9780804752282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.74
€ 192.74
Paperback. Theatre & Law offers the first comprehensive account of the complex relations between legal process and performances. Through ten major principles of performance within law, it establishes how law itself is a performative mode of practice and reflects upon the co-dependence of law, performance and politics in celebrated works of theatre. Series: Theatre and. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AN; LAQ; LNJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 112 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469557
- ISBN
- 9781137469557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.97
€ 13.97
Paperback. Spells out how American crime policy has reached the lowpoint it has and where we can go from here. This work explains how the worst of policies can be undone and how the avoidable human suffering they produce can be diminished. Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: JKV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195304909
- ISBN
- 9780195304909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.50
€ 39.50
hardcover. Examines how rapid societal changes, economic development, and integration into global markets have affected ordinary people's perceptions of law, with a special focus on the narratives of men and women who have suffered serious injuries in the province of Chiangmai, Thailand. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 3 figures, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763813
- ISBN
- 9780804763813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.70
€ 112.70
Paperback. Examines how rapid societal changes, economic development, and integration into global markets have affected ordinary people's perceptions of law, with a special focus on the narratives of men and women who have suffered serious injuries in the province of Chiangmai, Thailand. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table, 3 figures, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763820
- ISBN
- 9780804763820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.49
€ 26.49
Paperback. Reflecting a developing trend towards interdisciplinary research in economics and law, this agenda-setting volume makes the case for the economic sociology of law. It locates this novel subject in a wider socio-legal tradition. Editor(s): Ashiagbor, Diamond; Kotiswaran, Prabha; Perry-Kessaris, Amanda. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118508251
- ISBN
- 9781118508251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Hardback. The book explores the social construction of different dimensions of trauma in law and medicine. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Davidovitch, Nadav; Alberstein, Michal. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754057
- ISBN
- 9780804754057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.61
€ 94.61
Paperback. The clearest and most authoritative student guide to deviance: David Downes, Paul Rock, and Eugene McLaughlin, all leading experts in the field of deviance, come together to lead students through the sociological theories behind crime and deviance. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JHBA; LAQ; LAR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 248 x 22. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198747345
- ISBN
- 9780198747345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
paperback. Series: Unlocking the Law. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: LAQ; LNCJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138214552
- ISBN
- 9781138214552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.88
€ 52.88
Paperback. Series: Reformations: Medieval and Early Modern. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041458
- ISBN
- 9780268041458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138698826
- ISBN
- 9781138698826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.20
€ 72.20
Hardback. This volume offers perspectives from political scientists, legal scholars, and practicing judges as they seek to answer the question of how much law actually has to do with judicial behavior and decision-making, and what it means for society at large. Editor(s): Geyh, Charles Gardner. Series: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804775328
- ISBN
- 9780804775328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.23
€ 149.23
Paperback. This volume offers perspectives from political scientists, legal scholars, and practicing judges as they seek to answer the question of how much law actually has to do with judicial behavior and decision-making, and what it means for society at large. Editor(s): Geyh, Charles Gardner. Series: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804775335
- ISBN
- 9780804775335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. People obey the law if they believe it's legitimate, not because they fear punishment, this is the startling conclusion of this study. This book suggests that lawmakers would do much better to make legal systems worthy of respect than to instil fear. It finds that people obey law primarily because they believe in respecting legitimate authority. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126739
- ISBN
- 9780691126739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.69
€ 46.99
€ 33.69